Filter



1.1.; .'-Ipll FILTER Filed Aug. 15, 19:52

V. C. NQRQUHST 'KST AL raientecl @et @9 lg3d UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FILTER Missouri Application August 15, 1932, Serial N0. 628,828`

3 Claims.

Our invention relates to an improvement in lters and more particularly to a iilter clean-out construction.

In high pressure filters such as shown in our 5 co-pending application, Serial No. 428,575, filed February 15, 1930, we show a method of cleaning the filter by a ushing arrangement in which the accumulated lter cake was broken up with a solvent before making a slurry which slurry was l pumped from the filter durihg the operation of breaking up the spent filter cake. In this operation, a pump is run continuously and it was found that the passing of the lter aid and dirt through the pump gave the pump a very short life.

This application is a continuation-in-part of our co-pending application Serial No. 459,577.

One object of our invention is to provide a confstruction in which the sludge comprising lter aid and dirt, may be removed bodily without the aid of a pump.

Another object of our invention is to provide a sludge collecting pan, removable through a pressure tight door.

A further object of our invention is to provide a construction which will insure that thesludge falls entirely into the sludge collecting pan.

In general, our invention contemplates the provision of a sludge pan" below the iilter manifold provided with an open screen in one corner of the pan to permit the fluid to be drained from the slurry. A large clean-out door is provided in the front of the lter, which is about as Wide as the lter bed. This clean-out door may be of any desired height depending on the amount of sludge and spent filter cake which is allowed to accumulate over a period of time. The door is operated by a rack mechanism and means are provided to insure a pressure tight closure when the lter is in operation.

In the accompanying drawings which form part of the instant specification and which are to be read in conjunction therewith, and in which like reference numerals are used to indicate like parts in the various views:

Figure 1 shows a side elevation of a filter provided with our clean-out device,

Figure 2 shows a plan view of the clean-out door and operating mechanism therefor, the filter body being partly in section.

Figure 3 shows a front elevation of the cleanout door of our invention.

Figure 4 shows a section taken on the line 4--4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 shows a section taken on the line 5-5 55 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 shows a section taken on the line 6--6 of Figure 5.

Figure 7 shows a section takenon the line 7-7 of Figure 2. I

Figure 8 shows a fragmentary sectional view 60 taken on the line 8-8 of Figure 3.

Figure 9 shows a perspective view of the cleanout door per se.

Figure 10 shows a perspective view of a subdivided pan.

Referringv now to the drawings, the filter comprises the usual lter container 1 provided with a pressure tight removable head closure 2. .A saddle 3 is welded to the lower portion of the filter body 1. Bolted to the saddle 3 by bolts iis a 70 horizontal member 5.v Also bolted to the saddle 3 are a pairof vertical members 6 and '7, bolted to the saddle by means of bolts v8 and 9 respectively. The horizontal member 5 andthe .vertical members 6 and 7 form a U-shaped member asl can best be seen in Figure 3. .Astub shaft 10 is carried by vertical meiner 'I and is'Y provided with a crank 11 keyed thereto and a pinionl2. A shaft 13 is also journaled for rotation in vertical members 6 and '7 and has keyed thereto'three pinions 14, 15 and 16 respectively. `Pinion 16 eng'ages pinion 12 of the stub shaft 10 so that, when the crank is turned, pinion 16 will be turned to rotate shaft 13 and hence pinions 14 and 15. Secured to the upper portion of the door 1'7 by means of stud bolts 18 which seat. in' threaded sockets 19 of the door 17 are a pair of racks 20 and 21, which engage the pinions 14 and 15 respectively. 'I'he rear portions of theracks are provided with a plurality of bores 22 for the reception of springs 23. 'I'he racks are also bored with openings for the reception of dowel pins 24 which are lsecured to sliding members 25 as can be readily seen in Fig. 6. The function of the springs and of the sliding members 25 is to keep the racks engaged with the respective pinions 14 and 15 while permitting the door 17 a degree ot movement to permit sealing the door in pressure tight relationship to the saddle 3 in a manner which will be hereinafter more fully described. 100

Threaded through the horizontal member 5 are a plurality of bolts 26 which are adapted to engage the lowerportion of the door 17. Threaded through threaded bores 2'7 of the door 17 are a plurality of bolts 28 which extend through 105 notches 29 of the saddle member 3. The bolts 28 are threaded through a bar 30 which engage behind an upstanding ledge 31 of the saddle member so that when the bolts 28 are turned, the upper portion of the door will be pulled 11o ber. Thus it will be seen that an actuation of the bolts 26 will push the lower portion of the door against the lower sealing groove 33 of the saddle member while the bolts 28 will pull the upper portion of the door against the sealing groove 32 of the saddle member. A gasket 34 is tted in the periphery of the door 17 and adapted to engage the sealing grooves to form a pressure tight joint. When the bolts 26 and 28 are loosened, the springs 23 acting against the sliding members 25 which are in turn seated against members 35 secured to the saddle member, will push the door 17 forwardly away from its seat upon the saddle member. When the crank arm 11 is actuated to turn pinion 16 and shaft 13, pinions 14 and 15, engaging racks 20 and 21 will lift the door to its open position shown in the dotted line position in Figure 4. The door 17 is provided with a notch 36. Pivoted to the upright member 7 is a cam 37 which upon rotation is adapted to enter the notch 36 and hold the door in its open position.

Below the manifold 38 of the filter a compartment 39 is provided to which the door 17 gives access. Within this compartment is positioned a K sludge collecting pan 40 provided with suitable handles 41 and 42 to enable the removal thereof through the door opening. One side of the sludge pan 40 is fitted with a Monel metal screen 43 to enable the uid of the collected slurry and sludge to drain from the pan. Immediately below the nlter screen 44 of the vilter and above the compartment 39, a peripheral angle bar 45 is welded to the casing 1 of the iilr proper. The shoulder 46 oi' the angle'bar prevents any of the sludge, filter aid and dirt washed from the ltersuitable time so that there is considerable dirt'v collected on the lter screens and it is desired to clean the same, the pressure tight head 2 of the iiltex"l is removed. The dirt and -sludge are scraped from the lter screens and flushedV therev from by means ot asolvent'until the'scre'ens are thoroughly cleaned. During this operation the sludge and dirt are washed downwardly and fall into the sludgepan 40. The channel member 45 and its shoulder 46 prevents the sludge from falling inward but into the sludge pan. 'I'he bolts 26, 28 and 47 are loosened allowing the springs 23 to push the door away from its seat. The crank 11 is then actuated to allowthe door to be raised by means of the pinions 14 and 15 and the racks 20 and 21 to its open position where it is secured thus open by means of cam 37 being'seated in the notch 36 of the door.y Suiiicient time is allowed to permit the liquid in the sludge to drain therefrom through the drain screen 43. The pan is then removed with itsv sludge content and a new pan-is inserted. `The cam 37 is then released and the door is allowed to move to its closed position. The bolts 28 are then actuated to pull vthe upper portion of the door against its seat and the bolts 47 andv 26 are actuated to push the sides and lower portion of the door against its seat to forma pressure tight joint. The head is closed in pressure tight position and the iilter is again ready for operation.

It will be perceived that our construction has many advantages. The operation above described requires from five to seven minutes as contrasted with the old operation of breaking up the accumulated sludge which required anywhere from iifteen to twenty minutes and in some cases longer, due to the fact that the sludge is apt to stop the pump and clog the line. The life of the pump is considerably lengthened and a smaller amount of solvent is necessary to perform the cleaning. The door of our invention provides a pressure tight joint while, at the same time, being readily opened to permit the removal of the sludge pan. 'The sludge pan collects the sludge and permits the solvent to drain therefrom so that the removal of the sludge pan is rendered easier. The angle baie 46 prevents any dirt from falling behind the pan and renders subsequent flushing unnecessary.

With larger illters a single pan may be awkward to handle. Accordingly, we may subdivide the pan into a plurality of smaller pans, as shown in Figure 10. The middle pan in the modification shown in Figure 10 is providedwith flanges 50 adapted to overlap the edges of adjoining pans to prevent the sludge from falling into the interpan spaces.

It will be understood that certain features and sub-#combinations are of utility and may be employed without reference to other features and sub-combinations- This is contemplated by andv is within the scope of our claims. It is further obvious that various changes may be made in details within the scope of our claims without departing from the spirit of our invention. It is, therefore, to be understood that our invention is not to be limited to the speclc details shown and described.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is:

1.` A pressure filter including in combination a 120 casing, a plurality of lter screens positioned within said'casing, a pan below said screen adapted to collect sludge, an annular baille within said casing for directing sludge into said pan, and a vdoor in said casingfor permitting the removal of the pan. f

2. A pressure lter including in combination a casing, nlter screen within said casing, a sludge pan belowsaid lter screens, 'a door for the removal of said pan, a drain opening in said pan and a screen in said opening adapted to permit Vthe drainage of fluid from the sludge in said 

